Church and State
Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Methodist Church’s Property Rights Amid Disaffiliation Dispute
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church,…
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The End of Chevron: Supreme Court Shifts Power Back to Courts, Congress and the People
The Supreme Court has overturned the Chevron Doctrine, shifting power from federal agencies back to the courts and…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Religious Opt-Outs in LGBTQ+ Curriculum Case
Parents challenge Montgomery County’s refusal to allow exemptions from inclusive storybooks, while school board defends policy as lawful,…
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THE DRONE, THE BEAST, AND THE DISAPPEARING SOUL
A Reckoning in Code As AI begins to govern more than labor and law, world religions—Christian, Jewish, Muslim,…
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What Churches Can and Cannot Do: Detailed Legal Boundaries of Political Endorsement in the July 2025 Consent Judgment
The July 7, 2025, joint motion for a consent judgment in National Religious Broadcasters v. Long offers a…
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Emergency Caregiver Plan or “Kidnapper’s Dream”? Debate Intensifies on California AB 495
California’s AB 495, billed as the “Family Preparedness Plan Act,” would let any adult with a “mentoring relationship”…
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America Is Bleeding: A Reflection for 9/11/2025
“Violence is surrender on the battlefield of ideas.” Cenk Uygur, September 10, 2025. https://youtube.com/shorts/RMrZQ-p-gco?si=YNNXs_f8x_X_birJ The news of Charlie…
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“Christ or Chaos”: Why Charlie Kirk’s Memory Could Be Co-Opted by Secular Rulers
Column openly endorses fusing faith with politics, raising urgent concerns of history repeating itself. Disclaimer: I realize that…
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Supreme Court declines Kim Davis appeal that sought to overturn Obergefell
Justices leave intact $100,000 jury award against former Kentucky clerk who refused same-sex marriage licenses The U.S. Supreme…
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Inmate’s 47 Days in Isolation Sparked a Constitutional Lawsuit — But the 2nd Circuit Said the Law Wasn’t Clear Enough
Joe Baltas claimed prison officials denied him religious freedom, basic hygiene, and due process while in solitary. A…